Known for
Acting
Credits
38
Gender
Man
Birthday
5 Sept 1946 (78)
Place of birth
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Also known as
Loudon Snowden Wainwright III
Loudon Wainwright
Loudon Wainwright III
Biography
Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor. He has released twenty-six studio albums, four live albums, and six compilations. Some of his best-known songs include "The Swimming Song", "Motel Blues", "The Man Who Couldn't Cry", "Dead Skunk", and "Lullaby". In 2007, he collaborated with musician Joe Henry to create the soundtrack for Judd Apatow's film Knocked Up. In addition to music, he has acted in small roles in at least eighteen television programs and feature films, including three episodes in the third season of the series M*A*S*H.
Known for
Acting roles
Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
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2023 | Carol & the End of the World | (voice) |
2018 | Mosaic | Dennis Klein |
2018 | Mosaic | Casey Delacroix / Dennis Klein |
2018 | We Only Know So Much | Theodore Copeland |
2018 | Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin | |
2016 | I Had a Dream | |
2015 | True Story | Older Man |
2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self |
2013 | Pleased to Meet Me | Eric |
2012 | Sleepwalk with Me | Uncle Max |
2011 | Person of Interest | Sheriff Landry |
2009 | G-Force | Grandpa Goodman |
2009 | Parks and Recreation | Barry |
2007 | Knocked Up | Dr. Howard |
2006 | For Your Consideration | Nominee Ben Connelly |
2005 | The 40 Year Old Virgin | Priest |
2005 | Elizabethtown | Uncle Dale |
2004 | The Aviator | Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2 |
2003 | Big Fish | Beamen |
2001 | According to Jim | Minister |
2001 | Undeclared | Hal Karp |
2001 | Grounded for Life | |
2000 | 28 Days | Guitar Guy |
1997 | Ally McBeal | |
1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Musical Guest |
1991 | Soldier Soldier | Norman |
1989 | Jacknife | Ferretti |
1985 | The Slugger's Wife | Gary |
1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Musical Guest |
1975 | Austin City Limits | Self |
1972 | M*A*S*H | Capt. Calvin Spalding |
1971 | The Old Grey Whistle Test |
Credits
Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
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2018 | Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin | Music |
2018 | Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin | Writer |
2016 | I Had a Dream | Music Producer |
2016 | I Had a Dream | Musician |
2007 | Knocked Up | Original Music Composer |
1979 | Diary of a Young Comic | Music |